Welcome back to Football Bytes, where me and my pal Tyler Lauletta (SI writer and noted sports-betting degenerate) podcast each week to identify our five favorite NFL games to play in the DraftKings pick āem contest, from the perspective of my spreadsheets and Tylerās experienced instincts.
This week, we turn Football Bites into a late-season survival story with the finish line in sight. Our task? To each grind out the sacred three straight 3ā2 weeks needed to end above .500 and stick it to those Ringer pods. (Just kidding! Weāre fans). Along the way, we try to resist the pull of RamsāSeahawks and EaglesāCommanders, make sense of Miamiās move to bench Tua and start Quinn Ewers, debate whether the Chiefs are under-, over- or maybe just properly rated without Mahomes, and lean fully into some deeply unserious Raiders spread logic. Finally, we close with the weekās defining question ā do you trust the numbersā¦ or do you trust the universe to make the Steelers finish 9-8?
